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4/12/99

17th-CENTURY FRENCH MUSIC TO BE PERFORMED BY SLU GROUP

CANTON - Ensemble St. Laurent, a faculty-directed music ensemble 
at St. Lawrence University, will perform an evening of music from 
the court of Louis XIV on Thursday, April 22, at 8 p.m. in Herring-Cole 
Hall. The event is open to the public, free of charge.
	Directed by George Torres, the Ensemble will perform instrumental 
and vocal airs by Lully, Gautier, Monteclair and Jacquet de la Guerre. 
The ensemble specializes in the performance of 17th-century French music 
and the repertoire consists of collections of instrumental music dance 
suites for mixed ensembles as well as vocal selections from the repertoire 
of airs de cour.
	Each semester, the music department organizes one or more special 
productions involving the preparation and performance of significant musical 
works. The productions are planned to take into account students with special 
talents in instrumental music and are part of an innovative ensemble program 
that provides performance opportunities for St. Lawrence students and other 
members of the community. Membership is by audition.
	For more information, contact the music department at 
(315) 229-5192.

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